Regional Hospital Medicine Medical Director

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Joining Advent Health is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. Advent Health is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose‑minded team.

All while understanding that together we are even better.

Annual Compensation $328,832

The Advent Health Rocky Mountain Regional Hospital Medicine Medical Director provides clinical, operational, and strategic leadership for a program that serves the 5 acute care hospitals in the Denver Metropolitan area. Grounded in the organization’s mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, this vital role partners with hospital campus leadership, the medical group, and the regional Chief Medical Officer to ensure exceptional whole‑person care, clinical excellence, and advances a culture of compassion, accountability, and teamwork.

1. Clinical Leadership & Quality

• Champions the delivery of evidence‑based, whole‑person care that meets Advent Health’s high standards for quality, safety, and experience.
• Partners with campus and medical group quality and patient safety teams and committees to develop and implement patient care processes and pathways that lend to sustained top decile performance.
• In collaboration with practice‑based Lead Hospitalists and the utilization of data and dashboards, leads and manages the program’s performance and outcome improvement efforts.
• Partners with Clinical Documentation Integrity and Revenue Cycle departments to optimize clinical documentation that accurately reflects patient acuity and supports value‑based care performance.

2. Operational Management & Performance

• Provides leadership for staffing models, scheduling, and regional workforce optimization.
• Partners with nursing, care management, and hospital operations to improve patient flow, discharge efficiency, and transition‑of‑care management processes.
• Supports HER (Epic) optimization and stewardship of resources in alignment with regional efficiency goals.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and system standards.

3. Physician Engagement & Culture

• Fosters a culture of respect, teamwork, and psychological safety that reflects
• Advent Health’s values of Keep Me Safe, Love Me, Make It Easy, Own It.
• Leads regular communication forums, rounding, and feedback loops with regional hospitalists.
• Addresses behavior or performance concerns—balancing candor, empathy, and mission alignment.
• Collaborates with human resource partners on coaching, expectations, and professional accountability processes.

4. Workforce Development & Recruitment

• Participates in recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies to support a stable, mission‑aligned hospitalist workforce.
• Develops and mentors current and emerging leaders across the program.
• Promotes succession planning and engagement initiatives that strengthens team cohesion.

5. Strategic Planning & System Alignment

• Partners with regional and system leaders to advance initiatives in hospital medicine, inclusive of CDI/documentation improvement, population health, and value‑based/outcome‑driven care.
• Serves as a key liaison between campus‑level hospitalist teams and regional/system leadership for communication and change management.
• Represents the Rocky Mountain Region in system committees and collaborative work groups as assigned.

6. Collaboration & Relationship Management

• Builds strong, trust‑based relationships with hospital executives, nursing leaders, ED leadership, care management, and hospital‑based service lines.
• Promotes collaboration across campuses to ensure standardization as appropriate and reduce unwarranted variation.
• Supports conflict resolution and interdepartmental alignment with professionalism and emotional intelligence.

• MD/DO with board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of hospitalist practice; leadership experience preferred.
• Gains…